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A definition for mentoring by @Pricen999

19th November 2019 UKEdChat Editorial

The purpose of this article is to consider ideas focused on the world of education. […]

Study finds brains of girls and boys are similar, producing equal ability

8th November 2019 UKEdChat Editorial

New research at Carnegie Mellon University indicates that there is no gender disparity in how children learn and perform maths skills […]

Book Review – Adolescence: How to survive it by Tony Little and Herb Etkin via @BloomsburyBooks

23rd July 2019 @digicoled

Working with teenagers is such a privilege. Seeing young people metamorphose into adults, with all […]

Good home learning in early years boosts your secondary school achievements

8th July 2019 UKEdChat Editorial

The positive effects of a rich home learning environment during a child’s early years continue […]

Sports involvement linked to fewer depressive symptoms in children

23rd March 2019 UKEdChat Editorial

A study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging investigates the relationship between involvement in sports, brain development, and depression in children […]

Girls need more positive experiences of ball skills

23rd March 2019 UKEdChat Editorial

Children’s positive perception of moving is an important supporter for natural physical activity and developing […]

Book: 50 Fantastic ideas for engaging dads by @JuneOSullivan & @alicesharp66 via @BloomsburyEd

17th December 2018 @digicoled

Children benefit from the sensitive and supportive engagement of both their parents from the earliest […]

Early intervention is better for children overcoming reading difficulties

17th October 2018 UKEdChat Editorial

A University of Alberta education researcher who achieved dramatic results with early assessment and intervention […]

Limiting children’s recreational screen time to less than 2 hours a day linked to better cognition

28th September 2018 UKEdChat Editorial

Only one in 20 US children in the study met the full recommended guidelines on […]

Children with better coordination more likely to achieve at school

11th July 2018 UKEdChat Editorial

Young children with better eye-to-hand co-ordination were more likely to achieve higher scores for reading, […]

The @UKEdPodcast – Episode 23 – Writing for Reluctant Readers and Risky Decisions with @DrJohnHickman & @JohnStanier1 ‏

16th June 2018 @digicoled

Hosted by @digicoled, in this episode we catch up with John Hickman, who has written […]

Criticism from parents affects how children’s brains respond to emotional information

12th June 2018 UKEdChat Editorial

Children of highly critical parents show less attention to emotional facial expressions, according to new […]

Quality playground experience matters

5th June 2018 UKEdChat Editorial

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Language development key factor in school success

18th May 2018 UKEdChat Editorial

Research shows that the more skills children bring with them to the early years of […]

Are your children overdoing it? Too many extracurricular activities can do more harm than good

15th May 2018 UKEdChat Editorial

The growing demand for children to get involved in organized activities outside of school is […]